BVB new signing Nwaneri in line to face Hoffenheim | OneFootball

It is clear that, in addition to suspended Samuele Inacio, BVB will definitely be without three first-team players this weekend: Giannis Konstantelias, Emre Can (both cruciate ligament tears), and Nico Schlotterbeck (ankle).

However, several other Black and Yellow players who had also recently been sidelined with injuries were at least able to celebrate a partial return to team training this week. Among them was Ramy Bensebaini, who suffered a bruised rib around two weeks ago in the Super Cup against Bayern Munich.

“Ramy trained with the team for the first time today, although the intensity was not particularly high. It went well so far, and we’ll see how things develop tomorrow. He is making progress, but today was still a long way from Bundesliga football,” Niko Kovac stressed, noting that the intensity of Thursday’s early session had not been especially high.

Enzo dos Santos and Mussa Kaba, two 17-year-old young professionals, also partially returned to team training. Dos Santos, who had only signed a long-term professional contract with Borussia Dortmund a few days ago, had been struggling with knee problems in recent weeks, while Kaba had been forced to watch from the sidelines for months due to muscular issues. Regarding the two, Kovac said: “They are still not at the point where they can compete for a place in the squad.”

Schlotterbeck trains with a ball at his feet again for the first time

Ethan Nwaneri will be an immediate option for the matchday squad against TSG Hoffenheim. The 19-year-old had only been signed from Arsenal on Tuesday and has already impressed in training, as Niko Kovac confirmed.

“We are very happy that, after the huge disappointment surrounding Giannis Konstantelias, we were still able to find a very, very good replacement at such short notice. A big compliment to our scouting department; I would also like to mention Lars Ricken and Ole Book. Ethan is a fit player who could theoretically, and perhaps also practically, play immediately. He has very good technical ability, and we’ve already been able to see that in training. I’m very satisfied,” said the Black and Yellows’ coach.

For the first time this season, centre-back Nico Schlotterbeck was recently back on the training pitch in Dortmund-Brackel with a ball at his feet. Speaking about the defender and vice-captain on Thursday, Dortmund head coach said: “He is doing the exercises on the pitch, but still individually without opponents and without teammates. We will see to what extent we can increase that over the next few days and partially integrate him. Of course, the goal is to have him back with us as soon as possible. But there must not be any setbacks, so we are all bringing him along carefully.”Mats-Yannick Roth

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